San Diego delays
SAN · KSAN · San Diego International Airport
San Diego is running late. The FAA gives the cause as vol:compacted demand.
Average delay is running 15m. Nothing is being held on the ground; flights are simply running behind the schedule they were sold on.
vol:compacted demand
Reported by the FAA for this program
The FAA published no end time for this one
We don't keep advisory history yet, so we can't say how often this happens at this airport.
Today at San Diego
Every FAA advisory open at SAN right now, on an Eastern clock. Advisories that have already cleared aren't shown — we don't keep advisory history yet, so this is what's live, not the whole day.
- —DelayVOL:Compacted Demand
- 12:33Thu, Oct 1RestrictionSAN AD AP CLSD TO NON SKED TRANSIENT GA ACFT EXC PPR 619-298-7704 Scheduled through Jan 1, 2027.
Your alternatives
Other airports serving the same metro, with their status right now. Weather usually hits a whole region at once, so a clear neighbour is worth checking, not worth assuming.
About San Diego delays
- Is San Diego delayed right now?
- The status at the top of this page is the FAA's, refreshed every minute — it says whether SAN has a ground stop, a ground delay program, or a runway or traffic restriction open, when it started, and when the FAA expects it to end. An advisory describes the airport, not your flight: it tells you the odds, not the outcome.
- Does an FAA advisory at SAN mean my flight is cancelled?
- Rarely. A ground stop holds inbound aircraft at their origin airports and usually lifts within an hour or two; a ground delay program paces arrivals so your departure time moves rather than disappears. Cancellations are an airline decision, and your airline is the only source for what happens to a specific flight number.
- Why does the end time keep moving?
- Because it is a forecast, not a schedule. The FAA publishes an expected end time when it issues a program and revises it as conditions change, so a stop first posted to end at 16:30 can be pushed to 17:15 and then 18:00. That is normal, and it is exactly why the end time is worth watching rather than trusting.
- What can I fly out of instead of San Diego?
- The alternatives on this page are the other airports serving the same metro, with their live FAA status beside them. A weather event usually hits a whole region at once, so a neighbouring airport being clear is worth checking but not worth assuming — and re-booking is your airline's call, not ours.
- Where does this come from?
- Live FAA airport status — the same upstream that powers the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center, including the issued and scheduled end times most tools drop. We refresh every minute. If something looks off, the FAA's official status page is always authoritative.